12-Year-Old Georgia Girl Dies Days After Collapsing Following Fight Near School Bus Stop

12-Year-Old Georgia Girl Dies Days After Collapsing Following Fight Near School Bus Stop
A paper sign left in memory of Jada West stands in her neighborhood in Villa Rica, Ga., on March 11, 2026. Kate Brumback/AP Photo
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VILLA RICA, Ga.—A 12-year-old girl was taken to a hospital and died days after she collapsed in the street following a fistfight near a school bus stop in her Georgia neighborhood, according to police.

The death of sixth grader Jada West is being investigated by police in suburban Villa Rica, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Atlanta.